top defensive ratings by season since 2015

Since 2014-15, Hassan Whiteside has the lowest defensive rating in a season, with a 94.4 rating in 2015-16.

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top defensive ratings with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player by season since 2015

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	94.4	2015-16	MIA	73	29.1	14.2	11.8	0.4	0.6	3.7	5.7	9.3	60.6	0.0	0.0		2.9	4.5	65.0	62.9	3.3	8.6	1.9	2,125	1,040	865	29	44	269	137	201	+85
2	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	95.9	2015-16	SAS	72	33.1	21.2	6.8	2.6	1.8	1.0	7.7	15.1	50.6	1.8	4.0	44.3	4.1	4.6	87.4	61.6	1.3	5.5	1.5	2,380	1,523	493	186	128	71	105	133	+653
3	Paul Millsap P. Millsap	96.1	2015-16	ATL	81	32.7	17.1	9.0	3.3	1.8	1.7	6.2	13.2	47.0	0.9	2.9	31.9	3.8	5.0	75.7	55.6	2.4	6.6	2.4	2,647	1,385	732	265	147	139	191	237	+216
4	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	96.4	2014-15	SAS	64	31.8	16.5	7.2	2.5	2.3	0.8	6.2	12.8	47.9	1.0	3.0	34.9	3.2	3.9	80.2	56.7	1.3	5.9	1.5	2,033	1,057	461	161	148	48	97	128	+441
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	96.9	2014-15	SAS	77	28.9	13.9	9.1	3.0	0.8	2.0	5.4	10.6	51.2	0.0	0.1	28.6	3.0	4.0	74.0	56.0	2.2	6.9	1.7	2,227	1,070	704	230	63	151	131	165	+305
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	97.0	2019-20	MIL	63	30.4	29.5	13.6	5.6	1.0	1.0	10.9	19.7	55.3	1.4	4.7	30.4	6.3	10.0	63.3	61.3	2.2	11.4	3.7	1,917	1,857	856	354	61	66	230	195	+682
7	Draymond Green D. Green	97.1	2014-15	GSW	79	31.5	11.7	8.2	3.7	1.6	1.3	4.3	9.7	44.3	1.4	4.2	33.7	1.7	2.5	66.0	54.0	1.4	6.7	1.7	2,490	921	647	291	123	99	133	253	+839
8	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	97.6	2015-16	LAC	77	33.7	12.7	13.8	1.2	0.7	2.3	4.6	6.6	70.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	8.0	43.0	62.8	3.5	10.3	1.4	2,598	980	1,059	90	51	177	107	207	+440
9	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	97.9	2014-15	UTA	82	26.3	8.4	9.5	1.3	0.8	2.3	3.1	5.2	60.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	3.3	62.3	62.7	3.2	6.2	1.4	2,158	686	775	109	64	189	111	175	+5
10	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	98.1	2015-16	DET	81	32.9	16.2	14.8	0.8	1.5	1.4	6.8	13.1	52.1	0.0	0.1	33.3	2.6	7.2	35.5	49.9	4.9	9.9	1.9	2,665	1,314	1,198	67	119	112	155	245	+126
11	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	98.5	2014-15	LAC	82	34.4	11.5	15.0	0.7	1.0	2.2	4.6	6.5	71.0	0.0	0.0	25.0	2.3	5.7	39.7	63.8	4.8	10.1	1.3	2,820	946	1,226	61	81	183	109	245	+621
12	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	98.6	2015-16	SAS	74	30.6	18.0	8.5	1.5	0.5	1.1	7.2	14.1	51.3	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.5	4.1	85.8	56.5	2.4	6.2	1.3	2,261	1,331	632	110	38	81	99	151	+507
13	Danny Green D. Green	98.7	2015-16	SAS	79	26.1	7.2	3.8	1.8	1.0	0.8	2.7	7.1	37.6	1.5	4.4	33.2	0.4	0.6	73.9	49.2	0.6	3.2	0.9	2,061	572	303	141	79	64	75	141	+506
14	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	99.0	2017-18	DET	78	33.7	15.0	16.0	3.0	1.5	1.6	6.0	11.3	52.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.1	5.1	60.5	55.5	5.1	10.9	2.6	2,625	1,171	1,247	237	114	127	200	250	-57
15	Draymond Green D. Green	99.1	2016-17	GSW	76	32.5	10.2	7.9	7.0	2.0	1.4	3.6	8.6	41.8	1.1	3.5	30.8	2.0	2.8	70.9	52.2	1.3	6.6	2.4	2,471	776	599	533	154	106	184	217	+820
16	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	99.1	2016-17	DET	81	29.7	13.6	13.8	1.1	1.5	1.1	6.0	11.2	53.0	0.0	0.1	28.6	1.7	4.4	38.6	51.8	4.3	9.5	1.9	2,409	1,105	1,115	90	124	89	152	237	-274
17	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	99.2	2016-17	UTA	81	33.9	14.0	12.8	1.2	0.6	2.6	5.1	7.7	66.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	5.9	65.3	68.1	3.9	8.9	1.8	2,744	1,137	1,035	97	49	214	147	246	+436
18	Nerlens Noel N. Noel	99.3	2014-15	PHI	75	30.8	9.9	8.1	1.7	1.8	1.9	4.0	8.7	46.2	0.0	0.0		1.9	3.1	60.9	49.3	2.5	5.7	1.9	2,311	744	611	128	133	142	146	208	-430
19	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	99.3	2018-19	MIL	72	32.8	27.7	12.5	5.9	1.3	1.5	10.0	17.3	57.8	0.7	2.8	25.6	6.9	9.5	72.9	64.4	2.2	10.3	3.7	2,358	1,994	898	424	92	110	268	232	+654
20	Paul Millsap P. Millsap	99.3	2014-15	ATL	73	32.7	16.7	7.8	3.1	1.8	0.9	6.1	12.7	47.6	1.1	3.0	35.6	3.5	4.6	75.7	56.5	1.9	5.9	2.3	2,390	1,218	570	223	130	69	166	201	+406
21	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	99.7	2014-15	MEM	81	33.2	17.4	7.8	3.8	0.9	1.6	6.5	13.2	49.4	0.0	0.2	17.6	4.3	5.4	79.5	55.8	1.4	6.4	2.2	2,687	1,413	630	307	70	131	176	208	+225
22	Draymond Green D. Green	99.8	2015-16	GSW	81	34.7	14.0	9.5	7.4	1.5	1.4	5.0	10.1	49.0	1.2	3.2	38.8	2.8	4.1	69.6	58.7	1.7	7.8	3.2	2,808	1,131	769	598	119	113	259	240	+1070
23	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	99.9	2016-17	MIA	77	32.6	17.0	14.1	0.7	0.7	2.1	7.0	12.6	55.7	0.0	0.0		2.9	4.6	62.8	57.9	3.8	10.3	2.0	2,513	1,309	1,088	57	57	161	154	226	+98
24	Kent Bazemore K. Bazemore	100.0	2015-16	ATL	75	27.8	11.6	5.1	2.3	1.3	0.5	4.3	9.7	44.1	1.5	4.1	35.7	1.6	2.0	81.5	55.1	0.4	4.7	1.8	2,083	872	379	171	98	38	138	176	+76
25	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	100.1	2014-15	DET	82	30.5	13.8	13.5	0.7	0.9	1.9	6.0	11.7	51.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	4.5	38.9	50.4	5.3	8.1	1.5	2,502	1,130	1,104	55	73	153	120	285	-54

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PPG

22.5

Powell

RPG

9.8

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APG

6.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.0

13th

DRTG

112.2

4th

NETRTG

3.7

9th

3P%

36.1

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.0
5	Magic	36	28	.563	10.0
6	Heat	37	29	.561	10.0
7	Raptors	36	29	.554	10.5
8	76ers	35	30	.538	11.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/12	MIL	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Sat 3/14	ORL	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Tue 3/17	MIA	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 3/19	LAL	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 3/21	MIA	@	HOU	8:00 PM

Last Game

Wizards

16 - 48

129

Final

150

Heat

37 - 29

Tue 10 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.4

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.8

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.9

Jokić

67.7

Gobert

67.2

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.5

119.5

118.6

118.4

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.6

111.3

112.2

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.9

7.7

7.4

7.2

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-50

16-51

16-48

17-48

20-46

21-44

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,101.2

Jokić

3,051.7

Maxey

3,002.4

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,304

Jokić

3,188.8

Dončić

3,076.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-26

39-25-1

40-26

38-27

38-29

Worst Record ATS

27-40

26-38

27-39

28-38

28-37

28-36

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	46	18	.719
2	Celtics	43	22	.662	3.5
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	5.5
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.0
5	Magic	36	28	.563	10.0
6	Heat	37	29	.561	10.0
7	Raptors	36	29	.554	10.5
8	76ers	35	30	.538	11.5
9	Hawks	34	31	.523	12.5
10	Hornets	34	33	.507	13.5
11	Bucks	27	37	.422	19.0
12	Bulls	27	38	.415	19.5
13	Nets	17	48	.262	29.5
14	Wizards	16	48	.250	30.0
15	Pacers - e	15	50	.231	31.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	51	15	.773
2	Spurs	48	17	.738	2.5
3	Rockets	40	25	.615	10.5
4	Lakers	40	25	.615	10.5
5	Nuggets	40	26	.606	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.0
7	Suns	38	27	.585	12.5
8	Clippers	33	32	.508	17.5
9	Warriors	32	33	.492	18.5
10	Trail Blazers	31	35	.470	20.0
11	Grizzlies	23	41	.359	27.0
12	Pelicans	22	45	.328	29.5
13	Mavericks	21	44	.323	29.5
14	Jazz	20	46	.303	31.0
15	Kings - e	16	51	.239	35.5